Results
California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 1998[1]
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Delaine Eastin (incumbent) |
2,201,116 |
43.24 |
Gloria Matta Tuchman |
1,300,547 |
25.55 |
Barbara Carpenter |
654,866 |
12.86 |
Mark Isler |
610,465 |
11.99 |
Miles Everett |
323,672 |
6.36 |
Invalid or blank votes |
1,635,418 |
24.31% |
Total votes |
5,090,666 |
100.00 |
Voter turnout |
32.57% |
Results by county
County |
Eastin |
Votes |
Tuchman |
Votes |
Carpenter |
Votes |
Isler |
Votes |
Everett |
Votes |
San Francisco |
62.14% |
83,717 |
16.16% |
21,766 |
11.48% |
15,466 |
5.69% |
7,672 |
4.53% |
6,099 |
Alameda |
58.64% |
142,767 |
17.82% |
43,396 |
10.44% |
25,420 |
7.49% |
18,228 |
5.61% |
13,665 |
Marin |
54.74% |
32,946 |
21.90% |
13,179 |
10.28% |
6,187 |
8.04% |
4,841 |
5.04% |
3,031 |
Yolo |
53.07% |
18,460 |
22.33% |
7,766 |
9.13% |
3,175 |
9.97% |
3,467 |
5.50% |
1,913 |
Santa Clara |
50.96% |
132,970 |
23.33% |
60,865 |
10.44% |
27,245 |
9.21% |
24,040 |
6.06% |
15,816 |
San Mateo |
50.80% |
60,598 |
21.61% |
25,779 |
12.52% |
14,938 |
8.58% |
10,240 |
6.48% |
7,725 |
Santa Cruz |
50.05% |
27,364 |
23.44% |
12,816 |
11.20% |
6,122 |
9.76% |
5,338 |
5.54% |
3,030 |
Sierra |
48.81% |
679 |
21.21% |
295 |
9.92% |
138 |
13.80% |
192 |
6.25% |
87 |
San Benito |
48.15% |
4,737 |
23.22% |
2,284 |
11.72% |
1,153 |
11.34% |
1,116 |
5.57% |
548 |
Contra Costa |
47.89% |
89,424 |
24.04% |
44,882 |
11.97% |
22,348 |
10.50% |
19,609 |
5.60% |
10,461 |
San Luis Obispo |
47.86% |
28,916 |
24.78% |
14,973 |
10.40% |
6,282 |
11.67% |
7,051 |
5.28% |
3,190 |
Plumas |
46.98% |
2,981 |
21.48% |
1,363 |
11.82% |
750 |
13.96% |
886 |
5.75% |
365 |
Sonoma |
46.40% |
46,968 |
23.98% |
24,279 |
12.38% |
12,530 |
10.12% |
10,242 |
7.12% |
7,211 |
Sacramento |
46.18% |
108,442 |
23.60% |
55,430 |
10.01% |
23,509 |
13.86% |
32,542 |
6.35% |
14,908 |
Lassen |
45.82% |
2,894 |
21.17% |
1,337 |
11.05% |
698 |
13.63% |
861 |
8.33% |
526 |
Nevada |
45.72% |
12,529 |
26.46% |
7,251 |
10.18% |
2,790 |
12.15% |
3,329 |
5.49% |
1,505 |
Santa Barbara |
45.44% |
35,681 |
25.31% |
19,877 |
11.59% |
9,103 |
12.23% |
9,605 |
5.42% |
4,257 |
Monterey |
45.28% |
26,637 |
26.29% |
15,467 |
11.71% |
6,887 |
10.96% |
6,445 |
5.77% |
3,392 |
Alpine |
45.05% |
205 |
19.34% |
88 |
16.48% |
75 |
12.31% |
56 |
6.81% |
31 |
Napa |
45.04% |
13,617 |
26.42% |
7,986 |
12.45% |
3,764 |
10.43% |
3,154 |
5.65% |
1,709 |
Solano |
45.00% |
28,331 |
25.51% |
16,063 |
11.50% |
7,241 |
10.89% |
6,858 |
7.09% |
4,464 |
Modoc |
44.74% |
1,315 |
23.85% |
701 |
12.18% |
358 |
12.56% |
369 |
6.67% |
196 |
Amador |
43.73% |
4,339 |
24.03% |
2,384 |
10.37% |
1,029 |
15.63% |
1,551 |
6.24% |
619 |
Calaveras |
43.51% |
5,280 |
21.22% |
2,575 |
11.83% |
1,436 |
15.49% |
1,880 |
7.95% |
965 |
Los Angeles |
42.87% |
503,160 |
25.42% |
298,377 |
13.97% |
163,986 |
10.82% |
126,967 |
6.93% |
81,307 |
Placer |
42.73% |
22,876 |
25.47% |
13,637 |
10.71% |
5,734 |
14.88% |
7,967 |
6.21% |
3,322 |
Mono |
42.41% |
1,117 |
22.97% |
605 |
12.98% |
342 |
13.25% |
349 |
8.39% |
221 |
Humboldt |
42.36% |
12,837 |
23.84% |
7,225 |
13.47% |
4,083 |
13.36% |
4,048 |
6.97% |
2,113 |
Stanislaus |
41.89% |
25,428 |
20.36% |
12,357 |
14.92% |
9,060 |
16.68% |
10,123 |
6.16% |
3,739 |
Mendocino |
41.75% |
7,971 |
26.00% |
4,965 |
13.81% |
2,637 |
10.77% |
2,056 |
7.67% |
1,465 |
Colusa |
41.34% |
1,418 |
26.27% |
901 |
11.11% |
381 |
14.87% |
510 |
6.41% |
220 |
Tuolumne |
40.80% |
5,674 |
24.57% |
3,417 |
11.81% |
1,643 |
16.73% |
2,326 |
6.09% |
847 |
El Dorado |
40.67% |
15,229 |
25.54% |
9,562 |
11.39% |
4,264 |
15.22% |
5,701 |
7.18% |
2,689 |
Lake |
40.47% |
5,434 |
22.09% |
2,966 |
16.38% |
2,199 |
14.30% |
1,920 |
6.77% |
909 |
Butte |
40.40% |
18,819 |
32.11% |
14,958 |
9.18% |
4,274 |
12.77% |
5,947 |
5.55% |
2,584 |
San Joaquin |
40.34% |
33,364 |
28.32% |
23,423 |
11.35% |
9,386 |
14.38% |
11,892 |
5.61% |
4,642 |
Del Norte |
40.18% |
2,290 |
20.02% |
1,141 |
17.74% |
1,011 |
14.88% |
848 |
7.18% |
409 |
Siskiyou |
40.15% |
4,556 |
27.82% |
3,157 |
13.90% |
1,577 |
11.56% |
1,312 |
6.57% |
746 |
San Diego |
38.96% |
163,753 |
27.11% |
113,952 |
13.75% |
57,770 |
13.98% |
58,757 |
6.20% |
26,064 |
Ventura |
38.50% |
49,313 |
28.18% |
36,095 |
14.83% |
19,001 |
12.56% |
16,090 |
5.93% |
7,596 |
Trinity |
38.48% |
1,421 |
26.59% |
982 |
13.81% |
510 |
13.51% |
499 |
7.61% |
281 |
San Bernardino |
38.40% |
71,053 |
27.10% |
50,141 |
13.85% |
25,624 |
13.40% |
24,788 |
7.25% |
13,423 |
Fresno |
38.19% |
41,516 |
27.35% |
29,733 |
15.51% |
16,864 |
13.72% |
14,913 |
5.22% |
5,676 |
Yuba |
37.99% |
3,986 |
26.99% |
2,831 |
12.08% |
1,267 |
15.45% |
1,621 |
7.49% |
786 |
Merced |
37.52% |
9,203 |
24.84% |
6,093 |
19.88% |
4,877 |
12.10% |
2,967 |
5.66% |
1,388 |
Inyo |
36.95% |
1,773 |
22.15% |
1,063 |
13.82% |
663 |
15.04% |
722 |
12.04% |
578 |
Sutter |
36.79% |
6,130 |
28.52% |
4,753 |
16.90% |
1,985 |
11.91% |
2,816 |
5.88% |
980 |
Mariposa |
35.67% |
1,916 |
24.41% |
1,311 |
13.11% |
704 |
19.98% |
1,073 |
6.83% |
367 |
Tulare |
35.32% |
16,415 |
30.06% |
13,974 |
13.93% |
6,477 |
14.40% |
6,693 |
6.29% |
2,922 |
Riverside |
35.15% |
69,018 |
26.88% |
52,789 |
15.49% |
30,413 |
15.39% |
30,222 |
7.09% |
13,922 |
Glenn |
34.03% |
2,167 |
32.34% |
2,059 |
13.13% |
836 |
14.62% |
931 |
5.87% |
374 |
Orange |
33.96% |
134,218 |
32.65% |
129,064 |
13.17% |
52,050 |
13.89% |
54,911 |
6.33% |
25,038 |
Madera |
33.19% |
6,098 |
28.60% |
5,256 |
13.74% |
2,525 |
18.73% |
3,442 |
5.74% |
1,054 |
Tehama |
33.01% |
4,624 |
27.29% |
3,823 |
15.62% |
2,188 |
17.31% |
2,425 |
6.77% |
949 |
Kings |
32.26% |
5,188 |
24.35% |
3,916 |
17.75% |
2,855 |
18.69% |
3,006 |
6.96% |
1,119 |
Shasta |
31.52% |
10,691 |
34.23% |
11,610 |
12.59% |
4,271 |
15.64% |
5,305 |
6.01% |
2,038 |
Kern |
30.26% |
25,361 |
31.15% |
26,106 |
13.07% |
10,951 |
17.74% |
14,871 |
7.78% |
6,516 |
Imperial |
27.66% |
5,302 |
28.71% |
5,503 |
19.90% |
3,814 |
15.00% |
2,875 |
8.74% |
1,675 |